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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk at Ames, 1992	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-04-05	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Ames in Story County, IA on April 5, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Arbour, David	Ferruginous Hawk	Ames	At the intersection of I-35 and E29 () just N.E. of Ames:	Flat Farmland/Roadside	The documentation form by David Arbour is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Matt Humann, Harold Harbert, and Yumann Lee. \| Elimination of similar species: Red-tailed Hawk lacks the white crescent near the base of primaries and is smaller and shorter winged. Rough-legged Hawk has a dark belly band and a subterminal band on tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted for approximately 10 minutes during mid-morning.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 30, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 30, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of an American Black Vulture near Dubuque, Cinnamon Teal at two locations and a flock of about 100 Smith's Longspurs in Johnson County. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings containing an unconfirmed report from the DNR through James J. Dinsmore of four Brown Pelicans at Rathburn Reservoir in Appanoose County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican American Pipit Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Tree Swallow American black vulture Great Egret	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Dubuque Johnson County Lansing Rathbun Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Badger Creek State Recreation Area Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 24, 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 24, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of 16 duck species with large numbers of American Wigeons, Canvasbacks, Redheads and Northern Pintails. Also included are handwritten notes for next week's update with sightings of 350 Snow Geese and 82 White-Fronted Geese near Ida Grove and an early Lesser Yellowlegs at Coralville Reservoir.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Kestrel Canvasback Eastern Kingbird American Wigeon Redhead Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Northern Pintail	Clear Lake Coralville Lake Ida Grove Ledges State Park Newton Lake MacBride Macbride Nature Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Brown Pelican at Lake Rathbun, 1992	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-03-21	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for four Brown Pelicans at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on March 21, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and one documentation form submitted to the committee.	Exline, Nancy	Brown Pelican	Rathbun Lake	Just west of mile marker 16 on Highway 142 on north side of Rathbun Reservoir, Appanoose County.	Upper reaches of one arm of the Reservoir with shallow water and flood prone vegetation on S. side of highway, shallow captive water ponds and pasture on north side.	The documentation form by Nancy Exline is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roy Downing. \| Elimination of similar species: None except whites-cormorants mentioned as possible by Darrell Howell and Dinsmore; however, I am very familiar with this species also and know it was not cormorants. \| The original documentation form event occurred at 10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	11
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Eurasian Wigeon at Ventura, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-03-18	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Eurasian Wigeon 4 miles south of Ventura in Cerro Gordo County, IA on March 18, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Eurasian Wigeon	Ventura	County Roads B43 at S14, approx. 4 miles south of Ventura, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa		The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Obvious differences from American Wigeon include the American's dark (green) face mask, white forehead and crown ("baldpate"), as well as those other differences discussed above. Female American has finely mottled grayish head and brownish sides, lacks striking patterns on wings and hindparts. Redhead (Aythya americana) has 'pochard' gestalt with darker brick-red vs. cinnamon-buff head, head more rounded in profile, tricolored bill broad and stout. Also has relatively plain wing with gray coverts and pale gray remiges. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) of either sex safely separable on the basis of head and bill in profile. Again, male's head is dark brick-red, back and sides whitish, lacks bold wing pattern. Female mergansers easily separable on the basis of bill alone. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Ames, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-03-17	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird at Ames in Story County, IA on March 17, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Patterson, Matthew	Mountain Bluebird	Ames	South Ames- one quarter mile south of highway 30	Riparian woodland with frequent openings	The documentation form by Matthew Patterson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Breast color and body posture easily differentiated the Mountain from the Eastern Bluebird. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 16, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 16, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Common Nighthawk, a winter adult Black-legged Kittiwake and a Northern Saw-whet Owl in a cedar tree near the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 40 Red-breasted Mergansers and an early Eared Grebe with about 15 Hooded Mergansers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Golden-crowned Kinglet	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Marion County Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Macbride, 1992	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-03-15	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Macbride in Johnson County, IA on March 15, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Scheib, James	Black-legged Kittiwake	Lake MacBride	South arm of Lake Macbride, Johnson Co.	Lake	The documentation form by James Scheib is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I was thinking that it was a Boneparte's [sic] Gull, but the bill was the wrong color and the gray hood was prominent like in the field guide for the Black-legged Kittiwake. I believe the BLK is the only gull that has the eye crescent, the gray hood, and a yellow bill. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	10
Iowa Birdline update, March 9, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 9, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of early migrants of a Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-winged Teal and Fox Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a pair of Trumpeter Swans, four Horned Grebes and a Ross' Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal White-winged Crossbill Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eastern Phoebe Fox Sparrow Northern Shrike	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Forneys Lake Montrose Princeton State Wildlife Management Area McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-03-07	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on March 7, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Sinclair, Jim	Great Black-backed Gull	Sandpiper Recreation Area	Sandpiper Beach ,Saylorville Lake	Beach	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The only gull which approaches the Gr. Bl-backed in size is the Glaucous Gull - this species would not have a dark tail band or dark secondaries or an all dark bill \| The original documentation form event occurred around 11:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	8
Iowa Birdline update, March 2, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 2, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Redpolls and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, and a very early Barn Swallow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Canvasback Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Ross' Goose American Woodcock Iceland Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Barn Swallow	Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Manawa Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Virginia Rail Eastern Meadowlark Black-crowned Night Heron Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Tufted Titmouse	Appanoose County Black Hawk County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lee County Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sharon Bluffs State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Weather	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1992 titled "Field Reports - spring 1992."	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bendorf, Carl J. Fuller, James L	Swallow-tailed Kite Ferruginous Hawk Mississippi Kite Say's Phoebe Baird's Sparrow Chestnut-collared Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Brown Pelican Black Scoter Black Rail Snowy Plover Black-necked Stilt Little Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Dan Dorrance, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dan Dorrance with observer Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Dorrance, Dan	Rough-legged Hawk Common Nighthawk Northern Shrike Great Egret	Credit Island Goose Lake Muscatine Princeton State Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Jim Pease, Dan Varland, Tom Klubertanz and others. The field notes contain detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Dinsmore, James J.	Red-shouldered Hawk American Bittern Carolina Wren Cinnamon Teal Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Eastern Meadowlark Hudsonian Godwit Mourning Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Ames Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Emmet County Hendrickson Marsh Lake Palo Alto County Goose Lake Nine Eagles State Park Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Dankert, David L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Warbling Vireo Eastern Wood-Pewee Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Fox Sparrow American Coot Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-capped Chickadee American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite	Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Fred Lesher, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Lesher, Fred	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Field Sparrow Carolina Wren Sora Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Coot Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Shoveler Kentucky Warbler Green-winged Teal Gadwall Yellow Warbler	Allamakee County Clinton Jackson County New Albin Sabula Yellow River State Forest Clinton County Pool Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Thomas H. Kent, Dick Tetrault and John Cecil. The field notes include an attached page with a detailed description of the Prairie Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Cecil, Robert I.	Ring-billed Gull Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Eurasian Wigeon Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler	Des Moines River Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Polk County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Carter, Dennis L.	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Carolina Wren Canvasback American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Forster's Tern Osprey Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird American Black Duck Great Egret	Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lansing Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Howard County Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Feeding and feeds	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Brewer, Marion M.	Swainson's Hawk Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Western Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Willet Caspian Tern Scarlet Tanager American Golden Plover	Lost Island Lake Palo Alto County Rush Lake Trumbull Lake Cherokee Little Clear Lake Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Weather	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Sora, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Common Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Brand, Gordon James	Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Common Loon Sora Yellow-rumped Warbler Hooded Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Waterworks Park Lambs Grove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Bendorf, Carl J.	American White Pelican Cattle Egret Merlin Willet Hudsonian Godwit King Rail	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge South Amana Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong with observers Jim Sinclair, Dennis Thompson, Reid I. Allen, Pam Allen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Summer Tanager Whimbrel Least Tern Northern Mockingbird Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane King Rail	Des Moines Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bagley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen with observers Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Ann Johnson, Thomas H. Kent and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	American Avocet Red-tailed Hawk Horned Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Snowy Plover Black-necked Stilt Lark Sparrow Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Black-bellied Plover Mourning Warbler Kentucky Warbler Great Egret	Booneville Brenton Slough Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Runnells Waterworks Park Hickory Grove County Park West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carol Ann Alexander, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carol Ann Alexander with observers Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Alexander, Carol Ann	Carolina Wren White-throated Sparrow Eastern Wood-Pewee Purple Finch House Finch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Goldfinch	Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1